Matthew 1:17
So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations from the exile until the Messiah.
2 Kings 24:14
Nebuchadnezzar carried away as prisoners the people of Jerusalem, all the royal princes, and all the leading men, ten thousand in all. He also deported all the skilled workers, including the blacksmiths, leaving only the poorest of the people behind in Judah.
Jeremiah 27:20
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried into exile Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
Matthew 1:11-12
Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.
Matthew 11:2
While in prison, John heard news of what Christ was doing. He sent his disciples.
John 1:41
He found his brother Simon first. He said to him: We have found the Messiah (Christ).
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